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Hurt, Ida Marie       16 Aug 2007    Aug 2007    Jerry Nelson  

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge):  8/16/2007

HURT, IDA MARIE
Ida Marie Hurt, 75, of Baton Rouge, died Sunday, Aug. 12, 2007, at the
Ollie Steele Burden Manor on Essen Lane. Ida Hurt was born Oct. 1, 1931, in
Albany, Ga., to forester Henry David Story and Marie Agnus Story. Hurt
moved with her family to Amite as a young girl and later to Baton Rouge
where she would remain. The former Ida Story married William "Bill" Hurt of
Amite in 1953 and did not remarry after Bill's death in 1978. The couple
had no children. Hurt received one of the first degrees in medical
technology from Southeastern Louisiana University in 1955 and worked in
that field almost 50 years, witnessing its evolution from manual laboratory
procedure to sophisticated computerized analysis. Hurt's unusual education,
pioneering career and independence after the death of her husband exemplify
the maverick character so familiar to her friends. Hurt was a lifelong
enthusiast of outdoor pursuits. As a child, she shagged downed birds and
squirrels for her father and handled his dogs on midnight hunts for opossum
and raccoon. She later joined her husband at the deer camp, enduring the
ribbing of his friends and drinking Scotch; she killed her first deer there
and silenced the doubters. In the last decades of her life, Hurt became an
aficionado of the art of falconry, devoting every Saturday to flushing game
for a friend's trained hawks and cleaning the kills. Hurt is survived by
her pampered parrots, Corky and Chico, whom she called her "children"; by
her brother, Dave III, of Fitzgerald, Ga.; her nephew and niece, Dave IV
and Donna, also of Fitzgerald; her nieces, Susan and Kelly, of Homerville,
Ga., and Oceanside, Calif., respectively; and by her circle of friends and
admirers, including Cheri, Jessica, Karen and Matt. She was preceded in
death by her husband, Bill; and her little fat dog, Dingo. Special thanks
are due to many dedicated and merciful medical personnel, including
oncologist Gerald Miletello, internist Lewis Hargus, their staffs, and
everyone at Ollie Steele Burden Manor and Hospice of Baton Rouge. Donations
in the name of Ida Hurt can be made to Hospice of Baton Rouge and to St.
Jude Children's Research Hospital. 
 
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